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Eastern Smelting Company Ltd. |
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Founded: |
August 1907 |
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Ceased: |
1998 |
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Updated: 7 June 2006
Notes:
Seng Kee Tin Smelting Works was started in Penang in 1898 by Mr. Lee Chin Ho. [W05p817]
Most of the tin ore came from the mines at Gopeng in Tempolong district of Perak. The facility covers three acres, employs hundreds of workers and produces as much as 12.5 tons of pure tin a day. [W05p817]
In August 1907 the firm became a limited liability company know as the Eastern Smelting Company Ltd. [W05p817]
The smelting plant closed down in 1998 due to a shortage of tin ore, high labour costs and the factory's location in the centre of the city of George Town. Those were the days
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